please review 'application/pdf'
Larry Masinter
LMM at acm.org
Sun Dec 7 07:40:35 CET 2003
> > In the end, it's just a file format that includes an
> > some ACL bits. It seems legitimate to describe what
> > ACL bits are intended to mean in a description of
> > a protocol or protocol element or file format,
> > whatever the mechanisms might be for actual enforcement
> > of those bits.
>
> yup. just as long as there isn't any statement to the effect that
> implementations are expected to honor those bits.
In HTTP, the "cache-control: private" directive is defined
with normative language for HTTP implementations about which
bits they may or may not "share" with other users. Shared
cache implementations are expected to honor "cache-control: private";
those that disregard the directive are non-compliant.
Larry
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